Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal has defended under-fire record signing Angel Di Maria, after a series of ineffectual performances from the Argentine midfielder.

A tough month or two for Angel Di Maria reached some sort of nadir this weekend. The reported comments of Charly Rexach, the former Barcelona coach and recently appointed member of the club's new technical committee, that the Argentina midfielder had been "too ugly" for Real Madrid accompanied another flat performance for his new club Manchester United against Sunderland. Di Maria's quiet Saturday afternoon saw him hooked in favour of Adnan Januzaj at the interval, giving him some extra time to stew...

After enduring a tricky start to his Manchester United career, perhaps it is fair that Marcos Rojo celebrated so boisterously as he watched his first professional club, Estudiantes, beat fierce rivals Gimnasia. Quite why he did so while flaunting an FC Barcelona vest is another question ...

The Argentina defender clearly had some pent-up frustration to relieve as he celebrated Ezequiel Cerutti's late penalty in a 3-1 victory for Estudiantes on Sunday. But is his heart really set on a move to Camp...

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal was pleased with his team's performance in the second half.

MANCHESTER, England -- As heavy clouds banked up against the Pennine hills encircling Manchester on Monday morning, a wintry mix of sleet unloaded, briefly covering Old Trafford in a sheet of white, before melting on the adjacent Bridgewater Canal.

March is upon us -- a vital month for Manchester United -- and the weather conditions remain as mixed as the form of Louis van Gaal's team. After Sunderland were beaten on a bleak Saturday, Sunday saw fantastic sunshine and heavy rain.

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal was pleased with his team's performance in the second half.

As the Premier League season approaches its final stages, Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal must consider doing something that was unthinkable in August, and that is to drop Angel di Maria. In the words of Mike Skinner in one of his breakout singles with The Streets, "Has It Come To This?" Well, yes, it has.

Di Maria's uncertain form, when it first emerged, was first regarded as a blip. Now, though, it is a worrying feature of much of Manchester United's recent play. It is notable that...

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